http://www.orangeleaders.com/forums/tags/college Orange Leaders Forum en-US Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:52:38 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q http://www.orangeleaders.com/forums/search.php http://www.orangeleaders.com/forums/topic/college-ministry-and-orange#post-24 Wed, 06 May 2009 00:51:35 +0000 lancescar 24@http://www.orangeleaders.com/forums/ <p>What do you do with college students/ministry?</p> <p>Do you include the college director on the family team? If so, how does that work?</p> <p>Anything would help!! </p> http://www.orangeleaders.com/forums/topic/how-do-college-age-students-fit-into-the-strategy#post-4 Mon, 27 Apr 2009 15:17:02 +0000 Beth Nelson 4@http://www.orangeleaders.com/forums/ <p>The transition into college is a critical time. Everything changes in a the first year of college, and it becomes the point when many young adults exit church. </p> <p>Perhaps the best assistance we can provide for this transition is to keep an existing faith community going. One way to do this is to have high school small group leaders make a five-year commitment to the students they lead. The fifth year would be spent staying connected with the students who have gone off to school. Social networking makes this easy today. </p> <p>Another way to keep students engaged is to help them find relevant environments in their new towns that work for them. Generally, college students look for strong relationships with peers and mentors as well as relevant, applicable Biblical teaching. </p> <p>Finally, realize that personal ministry makes a huge difference in anyone’s experience with God, but it’s especially true for college students. They are looking for something to do with their lives, and to engage them in personal ministry to serve in high school, middle school, children’s ministry, serving the poor locally or abroad are great ways to help them take their faith to another level. </p>